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Vodacom nearly doubles customer base as African expansion fuels revenue surge
VODACOM has expanded its footprint across Africa as part of its Vision 2025 strategy, acquiring Vodafone Egypt and extending network connectivity into Ethiopia through a Safaricom-led consortium, CEO Shameel Joosub said in the group's annual report released on Friday.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Italy museum hunts for tourists in video
AN ITALIAN museum has launched a manhunt for the most unlikely of outlaws — two clumsy middle-aged tourists who managed to almost wreck a work of art while posing for photos
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
White's plea for international talent
BULLS coach Jake White says he needs more international players in his squad if he is to turn silver into gold in the United Rugby Championship.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Trump orders deportation campaign
US President Donald Trump directed federal authorities to ramp up deportation efforts in Democratic-led cities at the weekend, doubling down on a politicized anti-immigration drive after major protests in Los Angeles.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Red letter day for Van Zyl
ARETH VAN ZYL took a major step forward to defending his KZN ‘Trainer's Championship title winning the first four races and adding another two later in the day at Hollywoodbets Scottsville yesterday.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
SA must reframe how it sees young people
TOO often, young people are seen only through the lens of what's going wrong: rising dropout rates, mental health crises, violence, unemployment.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Police committee chair welcomes boost to detectives unit
THE chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron, has welcomed the human resources interventions and service enhancement plans announced by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, saying they could “create the necessary ripple effect needed to combat crime.”
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Suspected poacher killed, another arrested in Kruger National Park shooting incident
A MAN believed to be from Mozambique has been killed and another arrested after being caught trespassing in the Satara area of the Kruger National Park (KNP) at the weekend.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Tenpenny can pay to follow
A competitive B Stakes race over 1600m heads a 9-race programme on the Winter course at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth this afternoon and although only eight runners are carded, the outcome is no foregone conclusion, and a tight finish is on the cards.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Thanks to media for highlighting crematorium issues
THANKS to the media for highlighting the Mobeni Heights Crematorium’s role in serving the community, especially the less fortunate.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Navigating the cryptocurrency landscape: Insights from Binance's Hannes Wessels
IN A WIDE-ranging interview, Hannes Wessels, General Manager for Southern and Francophone Africa at Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trad-ing volume, said while South Africa's conduct regulator, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), has made strides by extending existing financial advisory frameworks to crypto firms, the process remains under-resourced and delayed.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Children rescued from trafficking attempt in Matatiele
POLICE in the Eastern Cape have arrested two suspects in a shocking human trafficking case involving ten children, believed to have been smuggled illegally from Lesotho.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
ANC defends Mbalula amid criminal charges over comments on rape case
THE ANC has come to the defense of its Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula, after Bergview College principal Jaco Pieterse filed criminal charges against him.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Rising Middle East tensions pause increasing risk to SA's interest rate
Resurging war may force the SA Reserve Bank to put interest rates cut on pause in July
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Passport fraud syndicate bust in Durban, five suspects to appear in court
FIVE suspects involved in an alleged passport fraud syndicate in Durban were arrested in a Home Affairs-led law enforcement operation at the weekend.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Malema calls for action against youth unemployment, high data costs
EFF LEADER Julius Malema lashed out at government yesterday, saying it had failed to create jobs and other opportunities for young people.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Embracing a positive perspective
THE importance of point of view and attitude cannot be overstated. It influ- ences just about everything you do each day.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Enigma of Markus Jooste's death lingers
DEATH or disappearance by design? Assassination or assisted suicide?
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Springbok coach Erasmus says varsity student Makhaza will have his day in the green and gold
THE rise of varsity student Ntokozo Makhaza from nowhere to the Springbok squad is a heartening story that gives the youth in South Africa hope that their dreams can come true.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Do Scandinavian babies really nap outdoors in the cold? Immune system hack or parental myth?
WHEN you hear the phrase “cold exposure” your mind might instinctively recoil at the thought of plunging into icy waters or bundling up for a winter run.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Proteas' triumph at Lord's: A new era under Bavuma
PRIOR to the Lord’s Test the odds on Proteas captain Temba Bavuma hitting the only six of the World Test Championship final would have been fairly long.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
'I'm willing to give my blood for the Proteas', says Rabada
ON the sidelines of the bedlam that exploded at Lord’s after the Proteas’ etched their names into the history books with a maiden World Test Championship title stood Andrew Breetzke.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Rethinking digital talent: why soft skills are the real superpower
IN THE FAST-paced, metrics-driven digital landscape, hard skills often dominate the conversation. Proficiency in coding languages, data analytics, Al implementation, and cloud architecture are seen as the essential, teachable competencies that tech leaders put a strong focus on when hiring and scaling their teams.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Bulls' crushing humiliation at the hands of Leinster was not by chance
HINDSIGHT is a scurrilous science because it is easy to be a genius when you have it, yet when we saw how a Leinster team containing 12 British and Irish Lions obliterated the Bulls, you wonder why many South Africans thought the South Africans had a realistic chance in the URC final in Dublin.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Youth Day spotlight shines on Bafana's emerging stars
AS South Africa commemorates Youth Day on June 16, a wave of talent has emerged. These young players are not just taking the pitch by storm, but also igniting hopes for Bafana Bafana as they prepare for pivotal tournaments such as the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) later this year in December. This Youth Day, we highlight the promising prospects that South Africa has to offer.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
BULLS ENFORCER WIESE HAS A BRIGHT SPRINGBOK FUTURE UNDER ERASMUS
SPRINGBOK coach Rassie Erasmus believes Bulls Cobus Wiese has a big future at the Springboks because of his bulk, skill, and ability to play in the second and back rows.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Protests erupt in Calgary amid G7
HUNDREDS of protesters supporting various causes assembled peacefully in downtown Calgary at the weekend as the Group of Seven summit began a long drive away in the mountain resort of Kananaskis.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Afreximbank to boost intra-African trade with new Nigeria-Namibia shipping route
THE African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced that it will be establishing a new shipping route on the western coast of the continent among a plethora of measures aimed to facilitate the movements of goods between Namibia and Nigeria and boost intra-Africa trade.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
Shai believes Sundowns can rise from CAF disappointment in USA
FORMER Mamelodi Sundowns wing-back Isaac Shai believes the Brazilians would have long put the disappointment of losing the CAF Champions League final behind them when they open their FIFA Club World Cup account against South Korea's Ulsan midnight on Tuesday.
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June 17, 2025
The Mercury
KZN DOE's funding crisis: 'R900m not enough'
Sadtu continues with work to rule protest
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